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News Release Rosemont College Partners with StraighterLine to Offer Adult Learners an Affordable Path to a Degree Rosemont’s partnership with StraighterLine allows students to take self-paced, low-cost, general education courses that easily transfer to the institution. Through Rosemont’s Momentum Program, students receive significantly discounted tuition rates toward the College’s online degrees and certificates. News Release Survey: 3 in 10 Students Lose Significant Academic Credits Transferring Between Colleges New empirical research from UPCEA and StraighterLine examines barriers and motivations for transfer students with implications for institutions, finds 30% of students lose at least a quarter of existing academic credit. News Release StraighterLine Taps Zachary Wagner as Chief Product Officer Zachary Wagner brings a decade of experience leading product strategy and development for consumer and business-to-business platforms in the education technology industry to his new role as StraighterLine's Chief Product Officer. News Release StraighterLine Acquires Leading Training Provider for the Early Childhood Education Workforce Online learning pioneer expands its focus on flexible, career-aligned credentials with the acquisition of ChildCare Education Institute. News Release Stephanie Mullette Named VP of Partnerships and Business Development for StraighterLine Stephanie Mullette, a leader with more than 15 years of experience in business transformation, strategic partnerships and corporate membership engagement, has been appointed vice president of partnerships and business development at StraighterLine News Release New Partner: Roseman University College of Nursing Roseman is partnering with StraighterLine for students to overcome financial and scheduling constraints to meet their academic needs for admission to nursing school. News Release StraighterLine Named Official Partner of the NJCAA 500 NJCAA member colleges will be able to complement their current course offerings and provide more flexibility to their student-athletes through this exclusive partnerinership. News Release New Partner: International University of Applied Sciences IU, StraighterLine's first European partner school, is now accepting credits earned from StraighterLine online courses. News Release StraighterLine Taps Jeff Mutimer as Chief Growth Officer Mutimer, with more than 20 years of sales and marketing experience at high-growth organizations including ed tech, will lead sales, service, and marketing for StraighterLine. News Release New Partner: Sacramento Ultrasound Institute SUI is partnering with StraighterLine to offer students 25 online courses to help them meet admission requirements. News Release New Partner: Ontario College of Management & Technology OCMT, StraighterLine's first international partner school, is now accepting credits earned from StraighterLine online courses. News Release New Partner: Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota is now partnering with StraighterLine to offer an online pathway for its bachelor’s completion program. News Release StraighterLine Welcomes Seasoned Leader Heather Combs as CEO New CEO Heather Combs brings to the executive leadership team more than two decades of experience in scaling high-growth companies. News Release New Partner: Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College StraighterLine and Goldfarb School of Nursing partner to offer students an affordable, flexible path to a nursing degree. News Release New Partner: University of the Cumberlands University of the Cumberlands partners with StraighterLine to offer adults a faster, more affordable path to a college degree. News Release Earned Admission: Expanding Access at Utah State University As part of its goal of being accessible to all, Utah State University partnered with StraighterLine to pilot a program that offered prospective students a chance to earn their admission through pre-coursework. News Release Helping Students Earn an Affordable Degree: A Year in Review at StraighterLine As 2021 comes to an end, it’s the perfect time to reflect on all that StraighterLine students and the team that support them have accomplished this year. News Release New Research Answers Question Every College Wants to Know: Why Do Students Leave and How Do We Get Them Back? UPCEA and StraighterLine conducted a critical empirical research study profiling the disengaged learner to better understand their situations and motivations in relation to higher education. The study focused on individuals who have college credits but are no longer attending college to identify why they stopped attending and what motivates them to re-engage. News Release Fort Hays State University and StraighterLine Join Forces to Help Stop-Out Students The Fort Hays State Academy to Offer Affordable, Flexible General Education Courses Online. News Release CSU Pueblo Launches Program to Guarantee Admission for Incoming Students New pathway to college offers low-cost, flexible online courses to expand college access for students who did not meet basic admissions requirements. News Release Rio Salado College to Launch Readiness Program Readiness program offers low-cost, flexible credit pathways to enter and complete college. News Release Online University Expands College Access to Adults Through Flexible Admissions Pathway Nonprofit Northcentral University accepts credits from StraighterLine’s affordable, competency-based courses to help students complete academic requirements for entry. News Release Grambling State Launches Program for Working Adults Online program to offer affordable, flexible general education courses for degree completion. News Release USU Announces New Admissions Policy to Significantly Expand College Access Utah’s public land-grant university introduces a new three-course Earned Admission pathway to guarantee entrance to high school graduates. News Release Compete Louisiana Doubles Down on Effort to Re-enroll Adults The University of Louisiana System rolls out new re-entry academy with flexible, online courses to reach students with some college but no degree. News Release Indiana Tech Launches Tuition-free Program Program will boost readiness for students through online, competency-based education courses.
News Release CCD Launches Affordable Pathway for Students Who Stopped Out Community College of Denver taps StraighterLine to reach Denver residents with some college but no degree.